March 1996 Table of Contents

Published July 26, 2007

Features

Chicago’s Most Wantedby Ted AllenWe conducted an exhaustive and highly scientific search for the 25 sexiest people in town. Among our finds: a boy-wonder movie star, a TV-news knockout, and five guys who serve a mean plate of baba ghannouj

Bad Medicineby Anita J. SlomskiIt seems the government agency that was meant to inform us about and protect us from questionable doctors may not be doing a good job of either. A hard look at the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation

Death in the Waterby Jonathan EigWhen a healthy 39-year-old man apparently drowned while competing in last summer’s Chicago triathlon, it marked the second fatality at the event in two years. The mysterious circumstances of his death also raised troubling questions about planning and safety as the world’s most popular triathlon.

Life Scienceby Penelope MesicMartha McClintock, a University of Chicago psychobiologist, completed her first landmark study when she was in her early 20s, and she’s been excelling in the scientific rat race ever since.

The Brights of Springphotography by Peter ModlerVivid, citrusy hues freshen this season’s fashions, which come in clean, simple shapes and blossom in bold, graphic patterns.